Legio XIV Forctis

Legio XIV Forctis was a legion of the Roman Empire raised in 70 AD during the First Roman-Jewish War.

History
Legio XIV Forctis was raised on the orders of Vespasian, and it helped in the conquest of Judea from the Jews. However, it was toned down from 15,000 men to merely 4,000 by 132, when the Bar Kokhba revolt broke out. Legate Quintus Sempronius Faustinius did not believe that he needed too many men to suppress the uprising, which he saw as a rising of brigands. However, he was ambushed at the Battle of Jaljulya and slain along with all 182 of his men that were with him at the time. Legio XIV Forctis was reinforced, but it was eventually wiped out.